22-yr-old youth kidnapped & murdered

Kanpur: A 22-year-old ‘chaat’ seller was allegedly kidnapped and killed by his four friends, who later dumped his body in Pandu river and demanded a ransom from his family members.
The incident was reported from Karrahi area under the limits of Barra police station. The police have arrested four friends of the victim and on the basis of clues provided by them launched a search operation in the Pandu river to fish out the body of the deceased.
Mahendra Dohre, a resident of Khiria Kandor in Datia district of Madhya Pradesh, used to live with his brother-in-law Nandram at a rented house in city’s Karrahi Nai Basti area.
Both used to earn their livelihood by selling ‘chaat’ in the area.
Mahendra’s brother Surendra, who had come from their native place on Saturday, alleged that late in the evening hours of Sunday, a young man from Jarauli and his three friends had visited their house and took Mahendra with them over the pretext of outing.
It was when his brother did not return home till late night hours, they launched a frantic search, but in vain. On Sunday, at around 11.30 am, their brother-in-law received a call on his mobile phone.
The caller from the other side said that that Mahendra has been kidnapped and demanded a ransom of Rs 2 lakh rupees from him for his safe release. After this, three more back-to-back phone calls were made on the mobile phone of his brother-in-law, and the caller asked him to arrange and send the money quickly.
Sensing trouble, Mahendra’s brother-in-law, however, approached the Barra police and informed the cops about the development.
Immediately after collecting vital information, police swung into action and after tracing the number, managed to nab the caller and his three friends.
Inspector Ajay Seth said that during interrogation, the accused have confessed to throwing the body of their friend after killing him into the Pandu river. They also admitted that they have also demanded a ransom of Rs 2 lakh from Mahendra’s brother-in-law. “To fish out the body of the deceased, searches are continuing with the help of divers in Pandu river.”